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The idea isn’t so much that the sun rises only once, but rather that if you were to solve a differential equation for how the sun’s position in the sky varies over time, there would only be one possible solution (provided that you had sufficient initial conditions). The idea is that your equation is supposed to be a good model for reality and in non-quantum physics, only one thing can happen so either your equation has one solution or it is a bad model for reality.


Thank you, this helps. To my taste, jokes get better when they make more sense. :)




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